Oly Rollers Explained
Oly Rollers |
Founded: | 2006 |
Pixels: | 150px |
Metro Area: | Olympia, WA |
Country: | United States |
Teams: | Cosa Nostra Donnas (A team) Dropkick Donnas Bella Donnas |
Tracks: | Flat |
Venue: | Skateland, Olympia, WA |
Affiliations: | USARS, WFTDA |
Url: | http://www.olyrollers.com |
The Oly Rollers are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Olympia, Washington. Founded in February 2006,[1] the Oly Rollers have won both the WFTDA Championship and the USARS National Championship. The Oly Rollers are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[2]
Teams
The Oly Rollers league is composed of three teams: the Cosa Nostra Donnas, which is their all-star team for interleague competition; the Dropkick Donnas, formerly known as the Prima Donnas; and the Bella Donnas, consisting of their newer recruits.[3]
Through the end of the 2009 season, the Oly Rollers league was composed of two teams: the Cosa Nostra Donnas and the Prima Donnas, consisting of their newer recruits.[4]
WFTDA competition
The Cosa Nostra Donnas finished first in the 2009 WFTDA Western Regional Tournament by going undefeated against Duke City Derby, Rat City Rollergirls and Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, qualifying them to compete in the 2009 National Tournament.[5] At the 2009 WFTDA National Championships, the Oly Rollers had first-round bye, and in the second round, defeated Gotham Girls Roller Derby 136-105, eliminating Gotham from the tournament.[6] In the third round, Oly beat the Denver Roller Dolls 178-91, advancing to the championship bout and sending Denver to the third-place bout. Finally, the Cosa Nostra Donnas defeated the Texas Rollergirls 178-100 to claim the 2009 WFTDA championship at the end of an undefeated season.[7]
In 2010, Oly opened their Western Regional with a 267-19 victory over Tucson Roller Derby and a 148-109 win over Rose City Rollers, but fell to Rocky Mountain 127-86 to finish in second place.[8] At the 2010 WFTDA Championships, Oly defeated Nashville Rollergirls 214-53, Windy City Rollers 178-76 and Philly Roller Girls 108-81,[9] before falling to Rocky Mountain 147-146 to finish in second place.[10] Ols skater Sassy was named tournament MVP.
At the 2011 Western Regional, Oly beat Jet City Rollergirls 239-55,[11] Rose City 161-132,[12] and ultimately Rocky Mountain 143-106 to finish in first place.[13] At Championships, Oly defeated Philly 181-95,[14] and beat the Kansas City Roller Warriors 124-104,[15] before losing the final to Gotham (Oly's only loss of 2011) 140-97.[16] In 2012, Oly won their third Western Regional title in four years by defeating Denver Roller Dolls 168-161.[17] At the 2012 Championships, Oly made the final again, but for the second straight year lost the title game to Gotham, 233-130, for their third straight second-place WFTDA Champs finish.[18] As of 2017, this is Oly's last appearance at WFTDA Playoffs or Championships.
In 2013, Oly elected to not meet their gameplay requirements for WFTDA Playoff eligibility,[19] so even though they were ranked at 3rd overall in that year's WFTDA rankings,[20] Oly did not qualify for Division 1 Playoffs. In 2014, Oly met their gameplay requirements (including reaching their required fourth sanctioned game on the final day of June), but when it turned out that the Division 1 Playoff they would be sent to was rescheduled to a weekend when USARS was holding their national championship, Oly declined their invitation to WFTDA Playoffs, as they couldn't field teams for both tournaments simultaneously, and elected for the USARS tournament, as it allowed for junior-aged skaters to play.[21] The WFTDA confirmed that in spite of the declines, Playoff participation was not a requirement of membership and Oly remained a WFTDA member league in good standing. While Oly was ranked within Division 1 territory for the 2015 cycle, again they did not meet gameplay requirements and were not eligible for that year's Playoffs.[22] Oly last received a WFTDA ranking in the April 30, 2016 release, at which point they were ranked #61 overall.[23]
Rankings
- NR = did not receive an end of year ranking this year
USARS competition
In 2012, concurrent with their involvement with WFTDA play, Oly began competing at the USA Roller Sports (USARS) National Championship, and has won every championship to date, as of 2017. Oly won the inaugural USARS National Championship by defeating San Diego Roller Derby 181-35 to claim the first Seltzer Cup.[33] Oly won the USARS Championship again in 2013 by defeating Port T’Orchard Roller Derby,[34] 2014 by defeating Antagonist Roller Derby,[35] in 2015 by defeating the Pennsylvania All-Stars,[36] in 2016 (Oly Rollers sent two teams to the tournament, and "Oly I" claimed the title over "Oly II"),[37] and again in 2017 by defeating a team called Mo Money, as announced by USARS on social media.[38]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The alternative newsweekly for Tacoma and Olympia . Weekly Volcano . 2010-01-17 . 2012-08-24.
- Web site: Oly Rollers – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 3 January 2018.
- http://www.olyrollers.com/index.php/teams
- http://www.olyrollers.com/index.php/about-us
- Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. Western Regionals Capsule Recaps Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 2 October 2009.
- Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. 2009 Nationals: Capsule Recaps Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 14 November 2009.
- Web site: Whittaker. Richard. Electric Skaterland. austinchronicle.com. Austin Chronicle. 3 January 2018. 27 November 2009.
- Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. 2010 West Region Playoffs Recaps Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 1 October 2010.
- Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. 2010 WFTDA Championships Recaps Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 5 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153123/http://www.derbynews.net/2010/11/05/2010_wftda_championships_recaps/. 2 April 2015. dead.
- Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Take It All Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 8 November 2010.
- Web site: West Quarterfinal: 1W Oly Slams 8W Jet City, 239-55 Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 24 September 2011.
- Web site: West Semifinal: 1W Oly Staves Off 4W Rose City, 161-132 Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 24 September 2011.
- Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. West Championship: 1W Oly Rebuffs 2W Rocky Mountain, 143-106 Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 26 September 2011.
- Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. Championships Quarterfinal: 1W Oly Bounces 2E Philly, 181-95 Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 12 November 2011.
- Web site: Championships Semifinal: 1W Oly Fends Off Determined Challenge From 2SC Kansas City, 124-104 Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 13 November 2011.
- Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. Championships Final: 1E Gotham Controls 1W Oly to Win 2011 WFTDA Championship, 140-97 Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 14 November 2011.
- Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. West Final: 4W Oly Vanquishes 2W Denver, 168-161 Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 24 September 2012.
- Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. WFTDA Championships Final: 1E Gotham Repeats on 1W Oly, 233-130 Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 4 November 2012.
- Web site: Talionis. Lex. Oly Confirms 2013 WFTDA Playoff Absence Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. 3 January 2018. 19 June 2013.
- Web site: Rankings: June 30, 2013 – WFTDA. wftda.com. July 2013 . WFTDA. 3 January 2018.
- Web site: Talionis. Lex. Oly Rollers Explain 2014 Tournament Absence Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 3 January 2018. 17 July 2014.
- Web site: Seeding, Brackets Revealed for 2015 WFTDA Playoffs. RollerDerbyNotes.com. 3 January 2018. 16 July 2015.
- Web site: Rankings: April 30, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. May 2016 . WFTDA. 3 January 2018.
- "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 3 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20100430194525/http://wftda.com/rankings. 30 April 2010.
- Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 3 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302222136/http://wftda.com/rankings/. 2 March 2011.
- Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 3 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125085842/http://wftda.com/rankings. 25 January 2012.
- Web site: Rankings – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 3 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20130303122957/http://wftda.com/rankings/. 3 March 2013.
- Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2013. January 2014 . WFTDA. 3 January 2018.
- Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2015 . WFTDA. 3 January 2018.
- Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2016 . WFTDA. 3 January 2018.
- Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. 6 January 2017 . WFTDA. 3 January 2018.
- Web site: McCoy. Nikki. Oly Rollers win inaugural USARS Roller Derby National Championship - Walkie Talkie Blog - Northwest Military - Home of The Ranger, NW Airlifter & Weekly Volcano. www.northwestmilitary.com. 3 January 2018. en. 18 December 2012.
- Web site: 2013 USARS ROLLER DERBY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS. https://web.archive.org/web/20140120235155/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Roller-Sports/Features/2013/November/01/2013-USARS-ROLLER-DERBY-NATIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIP-RESULTS. dead. January 20, 2014. Team USA. USA Roller Sports. 3 January 2018. 1 November 2013.
- Web site: USARS Roller Derby Nationals 2014 Day 3 Capsule Recaps. Derby Central. 3 January 2018. 29 September 2014.
- Web site: 2015 USARS National Championships Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats. flattrackstats.com. Flat Track Stats. 3 January 2018. en.
- Web site: Deadwards. Lisa. JRDA Champs/Olympics & USARS Derby Nationals Derby Central. Derby Central. 3 January 2018. 19 July 2016.
- Web site: USARS Roller Derby. www.facebook.com. 3 January 2018. en. 12 July 2017.